---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Marshall, The probability is very high the Watanabe tips will fit your new Schaff lever. I have not seen a 20 degree head from Schaff or PianoTek. For 20 degree heads check out: www.colemantools.com . Regards, Steve Fujan www.fujanproducts.com On 2/17/06, pianotune05@comcast.net <pianotune05@comcast.net> wrote: > > Hi Steve, > Do these tips fit the Schaff #21 lever, the rosewood one? I experienced > the tip problem on Wednesday while tuning a Straube piano. > Marshall > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Steve Fujan" <sjfujan@gmail.com> > Don, > > I've sold quite a few of the Watanabe tips. They have much better fit an= d > consistancy than what I have seen of the recent Schaff tips. If you are > just buying tips, I suggest getting them from PianoTek Supply > www.pianoteksupply.com. I sell them also, but must mark them up to cover > costs. > > Good luck, > Steve Fujan > www.fujanproducts.com > > > On 2/16/06, Don Price <dcp3@twol.com> wrote: > > > > List - I've used the Hale hammer (lever), heads and tips for umpteen > > years. Needing to replace a couple of tips and since Hale is not longe= r > > > > in business, I ordered from Schaff. The Schaff tips fit the threads o= n > > the hammer O.K., but the tip doesn't fit the pins as well as the Hale > > tips did. The Schaff tip seems to fit well on the pin at the very end > > of the tip, but there seems an extreme amount in and out play (on an > > upright) on the end of the hammer. On a twelve inch hammer length, th= e > > end of the hammer will move in/out 1 1/2 to 2 inches. The Hale tips > > let the hammer end move less than 1/2 inch. > > > > Do any of you have a recommendation for another place to find tips whic= h > > provide a better fit with the pin? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Don > > > > _____________! __________________________________ > > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/8f/03/c3/f7/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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